Automation Technologies 5/2014

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES Robot world champions with powerful light-weight DC motors Anja Schütz The World Cup is over, but football is always of interest, even in robotics: the annual Robo Cup is played to determine the best football-playing robots. Several US universities developed the Darwin-OP robot in co-operation with South Korean robotic specialist Robotis and won both, the RoboCup 2012 and 2013. But the robot is capable of doing more than just scoring goals. video Darwin-OP in action